Q fever epidemiology and pathogenesis

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 417-424

  Norlander, Lena ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Epidemiology; Host response; Pathogenesis; Q fever

Indexed keywords

COXIELLA BURNETII; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENOME; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; COXIELLA BURNETII; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0034011117     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)00325-7     Document Type: Review

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